Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · Department of State
Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2025
In short: A grant from Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
The funder says: “undefined” - Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 2
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About this grant
Note: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. The TIP Office is not accepting applications at this time. Please review the attached notice for full details.
Background:
The goal of PEMS is to measurably and substantially reduce the prevalence of human trafficking and the harms associated with the crime in targeted populations through innovative interventions driven by research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, and the expansion of partnerships with government, academia, civil society organizations, international organizations and the private sector. The U.S. Congress has appropriated $25 million annually since 2016 for PEMS, with $200 million in funding obligated to date.
The TIP Office intends to further build the evidence base around what interventions work effectively to address trafficking in persons through funding the implementation and rigorous evaluation of high-potential and high-impact promising interventions. The TIP Office intends to consider interventions that have some evidence pointing to their effectiveness which could benefit from an evaluation to validate the intervention approach and answer important research questions about what is effective in anti-trafficking in persons programming. The TIP Office will consider interventions that have shown promise but have not had the funding to be rigorously evaluated; interventions that have shown success in other fields but have not been adapted and tested as a human trafficking intervention; and interventions for which there is a design for programming supported by significant research, which have not yet had the funding to implement and evaluate. Local expertise will be considered critical for implementing projects under this future opportunity. Please review the full notice attached.
Who can apply, from the official notice
Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) are eligible to apply if and when a Statement of Intent and/or a Notice of Funding Opportunity is published. Lack of past experience with U.S. Department of State cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for TIP Office funding opportunities must have a valid Unique Entity Identifier. Although not required for submission of an application via SAMS Domestic on https://mygrants.service-now.com/grants, a valid UEI number is required for organizations selected for an award. Organizations should verify their UEI number or take the steps needed to obtain one as soon as possible. Instructions for obtaining a UEI number can be found at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/d8de0550-c5b0-4efc-872a-7777a933452b · Printed from grantme.click/grants/339473d6-3fd8-434c-b34c-ffa7f7c8826c
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct9
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Dec11
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Dec25
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Dec30
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Jan1
Deadline
From the funder.
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What the official notice requires
Pulled from the official notice 2025_TIP_Office_PEMS_9_Stage_1_NOFO.pdf (37 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.
Award size and project length
Award amounts here are per year · p. 8
“Congress has appropriated $25 million annually since 2016 for PEMS, with $200 million in funding obligated to date.” Open page 8
Registrations you need first (1)
SAM.gov, Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 18
“Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) Registration All organizations, whether based in the United States or in another country, must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active registration in SAM.gov.” Open page 18
Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
What to submit
Logic model · p. 12
“If a theory of change or logic model has been developed for the intervention, you may include that as an optional annex (Annex A). 2) Implementation Plan and Approach for Proposed Project:” Open page 12
Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 12
“Include information on the planned location, scale, target beneficiaries, and the general timeline.” Open page 12
Audit or financial statements · p. 18
“Audit Requirements 2 CFR § 200, Subpart F requires domestic non-federal entities with greater than $1,000,000 in federal award expenditures in a fiscal year to obtain a single audit or program-specific audit and to submit their reporting package to the…” Open page 18
Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 28
“The selected applicants will have at least 30 days to develop and submit a full proposal and will be required to submit additional documentation, including but not limited to budget documents, resumes/CVs for key personnel, monitoring, evaluation, and…” Open page 28
Length limits
Page limit (see quote): 2 pages max · p. 16
“Annex A can be submitted as a pdf, word, jpeg, or excel file, may include differing fonts, margins, or colors, and should be no more than 2 pages on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper.” Open page 16
Formatting rules
1-inch margins · p. 20
“Formatting Unless otherwise specified, all required documents must be written in the English language and submitted as Microsoft Word documents using one-inch margins and formatted to 8 ½ x 11-inch paper.” Open page 20
12-point font · p. 20
“All documents must use text that is black in color, 12-point in size, and either Calibri or Aptos fonts.” Open page 20
Cost share or match
Cost share / match · p. 18
“Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing, cost matching, and cost participation are not required to carry out a project under this funding opportunity.” Open page 18
Cost share / match · p. 18
“While not required, applicants may propose to include voluntary cost share.” Open page 18
Dates in the notice
February 4, 2025 · p. 1
“DFOP0017061 Announcement Type: 2025 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity – Statement of Interest, PEMS Assistance Listing Number(s): 19.019 Deadline for Applications: 17:00 EST February 4, 2025” Open page 1
Mistakes that get applications rejected (3)
Could get your application rejected: Note that applications that include voluntary cost share will not be evaluated differently than other... · p. 18
“Note that applications that include voluntary cost share will not be evaluated differently than other applications. 3.” Open page 18
Could get your application rejected: The TIP Office bears no responsibility for disqualification that results from applicants not being... · p. 21
“The TIP Office bears no responsibility for disqualification that results from applicants not being registered before the due date, for system errors in MyGrants, or other errors in the application process.” Open page 21
Not an eligible applicant: SOIs will be deemed ineligible during the technical review process and will not be considered for funding if they: · p. 28
“SOIs will be deemed ineligible during the technical review process and will not be considered for funding if they:” Open page 28
Files from the official listing
The notice, forms and templates the agency attached. Some programs ask for a letter of intent or a form before the full application.
- 2025_TIP_Office_PEMS_9_Stage_1_NOFO.pdf (448 KB)
Stage 1 NOFO - PEMS_9_SOI_Narrative_Template.docx (41 KB)
Narrative Template - 2025-1-13_PEMS_9_FAQs_Updated_Jan_13_1.pdf (321 KB)
FAQ
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope for Justice, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | The Freedom Fund | $228K | 2023 |
| Hope for Justice, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | The Freedom Fund | $200K | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons
- TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Annual Program Statement · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Notice of Intent on Upcoming 2020 TIP Office Funding Opportunity · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2023 · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Program to End Modern Slavery Annual Program Statement · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2022 · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Child Protection Compact Annual Program Statement · Accepts applications through Jan 1, 2099. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
About the federal program
International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking
Program number 19.019 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
All selection criteria are set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Match
None required (federal program listing).